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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops" xmlns:m="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:pls="http://www.w3.org/2005/01/pronunciation-lexicon" xmlns:ssml="http://www.w3.org/2001/10/synthesis" xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><head><title>Россия и карта мира.</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="docbook-epub.css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.79.2"/><link rel="prev" href="ch02.xhtml" title="Chapter 2. Lesson 2"/><link rel="next" href="ch03.xhtml" title="Chapter 3. Lesson 3"/></head><body><header/><section class="section" title="Россия и карта мира." epub:type="subchapter" id="d0e6365"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Россия и карта мира</em></span>.</h2></div></div></div><section class="section" title="Упражнение №1." epub:type="division" id="d0e6370"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №1.</h3></div></div></div><p>Russia shares common borders with 14 different countries. They are listed here for you
  2. to read in Russian. After reading this list, see if you can find them on a map. Which of
  3. these are former republics of the Soviet Union?</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Норвегия</em></span></td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Польша</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Казахстан</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Финляндия</em></span></td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Белоруссия</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Китай</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Эстония</em></span></td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Украина</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Монголия</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Латвия</em></span></td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Грузия</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Северная Корея</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Литва</em></span></td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Азербайджан</em></span></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Russia also borders on several large bodies of water. They are listed below:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Балтийское море</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Северный Ледовитый океан</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Финский залив</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тихий океан</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Чёрное море</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Японское море</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Азовское море</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Охотское море</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Каспийское море</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Берингово море</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №2." epub:type="division" id="d0e6471"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">Упражнение №2.</h3></div></div></div><p>Using the compass points below, tell your instructor where the 14 nations andthe bodies
  4. of water are located:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">in the north</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на севере</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">in the south</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на юге</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">in the west</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на западе</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; ">in the east</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на востоке</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center; " class="mediaobject"><img style="text-align: middle; " src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-2.png"/></div><p>Russia is divided into a number of distinct areas, based on the geographic features of
  5. each region. Some of the most common of these are:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Центральный район</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Central (region) Russia</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Урал</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Ural Mountains</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Поволжье</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Volga River Valley</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Сибирь</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Siberia</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дальний Восток</em></span></td><td>Far East</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The following cities are located in these geographic areas:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/><col class="c3"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">1</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва в Центральном
  6. районе.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Moscow is in Central Russia.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">2</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Екатеринбург на Урале</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Yekaterinburg is in the Urals.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">3</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Волгоград в Поволжье.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Volgograd is in the Volga River Valley.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">4</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Новосибирск в Сибири.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Novosibirsk is in Siberia.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; ">5</td><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Владивосток на Дальнем
  7. Востоке.</em></span></td><td>Vladivostok is in the Far East.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>See if you can locate these cities on the map shown here.</p><div style="text-align: center; " class="mediaobject"><table style="border: 0; width: 531px; cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;"><tr><td style="text-align: center; "><img style="text-align: middle; " src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-3.png" width="531"/></td></tr></table></div><p>After August 1991, the names of many Russian cities were changed:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><thead><tr><th style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Present</th><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Former</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Санкт-Петербург</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ленинград</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Нижний Новгород</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Горький</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Екатеринбург</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Свердловск</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тверь</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Калинин</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Сергиев Посад</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Заго́рск</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>The same is true of numerous locations and landmarks in Moscow and other Russian
  8. cities:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><thead><tr><th style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Present</th><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Former</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тверская</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">улица Горького</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Новинский бульвар</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">улица Чайковского</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Театральная площадь</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">площадь Свердлова</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Лубянская площадь</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">площадь Дзержинского</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Манежная площадь</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">площадь 50-летия Октября</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>But "Red Square" is still Red Square!</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Красная
  9. площадь</em></span></strong></span> has been called <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Красная</em></span></strong></span> (red) since the second half of the 17th
  10. century. The square was constructed towards the end of the 15th century (around the time of
  11. Columbus' discovery of America) when Tsar Ivan the Great <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иван Великий</em></span></strong></span> was building the
  12. magnificent cathedrals of the Kremlin <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кремль</em></span></strong></span>, that walled fortress which was the heart of the
  13. city's defenses. Every major city in Russia would have had a kremlin, but the Moscow one is
  14. by far the most famous.</p><p>The square was first called <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Торг</em></span></strong></span> (Trading Place) and was the site for some very lively
  15. commerce. Later, in the 16th century, it became known as<span class="bold"><strong>
  16. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Троицкая</em></span></strong></span> (Trinity Square) in honor
  17. of the Trinity Cathedral which stood at the southern end of the square. In 1571 the square
  18. was renamed <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Пожар</em></span></strong></span> (The Fire) after the great fire of that year. Finally,
  19. the square was named <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Красная</em></span></strong></span> when it was cleared of all the trading stalls at the
  20. end of the 17th century. At that time the word <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">красный</em></span>
  21. </strong></span>(red) meant <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">красивый</em></span></strong></span> (beautiful), and had nothing to do with the red
  22. brick of the Kremlin wall which runs along one of its sides.</p><div class="mediaobject"><table style="border: 0; width: 461px; cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;"><tr><td><img src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-4.png" width="461"/></td></tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №3." epub:type="division" id="d0e6739"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №3.</h3></div></div></div><p>Listen to the sentences your instructor will read aloud and write down in English any
  23. place names you recognize</p><p>1. ____________________</p><p>2. ____________________</p><p>3. ____________________</p><p>4. ____________________</p><p>5. ____________________</p><p>6. ____________________</p><p>7. ____________________</p></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №4." epub:type="division" id="d0e6760"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №4.</h3></div></div></div><p>Listen to the statements your instructor will read aloud and indicate whether they are
  24. true (T) or false (F)</p><div class="informaltable"><table frame="void"><col width="33%"/><col width="33%"/><col width="33%"/><tbody><tr>
  25. <td>1. ____________________</td>
  26. <td>4. ____________________</td>
  27. <td>7. ____________________</td>
  28. </tr><tr>
  29. <td>2. ____________________</td>
  30. <td>5. ____________________</td>
  31. <td/>
  32. </tr><tr>
  33. <td>3. ____________________</td>
  34. <td>6. ____________________</td>
  35. <td/>
  36. </tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №5." epub:type="division" id="d0e6803"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №5.</h3></div></div></div><p>Practice writing place names in Russian as your instructor reads them aloud. He/she will
  37. read each one twice and then will write them on the board so that you can check your
  38. work.</p><p>1. ____________________</p><p>2. ____________________</p><p>3.. ____________________</p><p>4. ____________________</p><p>5. ____________________</p><p>6. ____________________</p><p>7. ____________________</p></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №6." epub:type="division" id="d0e6825"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №6.</h3></div></div></div><p>Answer the following questions according to the model.</p><div class="informaltable"><table width="100%"><col width="4cm"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  39. <td>Instructor:</td>
  40. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва - столица
  41. России</em></span>?</td>
  42. </tr><tr valign="top">
  43. <td>Student:</td>
  44. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Да, Москва - столица
  45. России.</em></span></td>
  46. </tr></table></div><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Осло - столица Норвегии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Хельсинки - столица Финляндии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Париж - столица Франции?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Бонн - столица Германии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Варшава - столица Польши</em></span>?</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Оттава - столица Канады?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вашингтон - столица Америки?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Лондон - столица Англии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мадрид - столица Испании?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Рим - столица Италии?</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №7." epub:type="division" id="d0e6897"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №7.</h3></div></div></div><p>Answer the questions truthfully, according to the models:</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Instructor:</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Париж - столица Франции?</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Student:</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Да, Париж - столица
  47. Франции.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Instructor:</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Анкара - столица Индии?</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Student:</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Нет, Новый Дели - столица
  48. Индии.</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Токио - столица Китая?</em></span> (<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Пекин</em></span>)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Манила - столица Филиппин?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мадрас - столица Индии?</em></span> (<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Новый Дели</em></span>)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Анкара - столица Ирана?</em></span> (<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тегеран</em></span>)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Лондон - столица Англии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Стокгольм - столица Швеции?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Афины - столица Греции?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Канберра - столица Австрии?
  49. </em></span>(<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вена</em></span>)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Каир - столица Египта?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Аддис-Абеба - столица Эфиопии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тель-Авив - столица Израиля?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>Р<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">им - столица Итапии?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мадрид - столица Португалии?</em></span>
  50. (<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Лиссабон</em></span>)</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Гавана - столица Кубы?</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №8: какой?" epub:type="division" id="d0e7011"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №8: <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какой</em></span>?</h3></div></div></div><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Какой</em></span>? is the question word which asks:
  51. "Which?". Listen carefully as your instructor asks:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Какой город столица
  52. Англии?</em></span></strong></span></p><p>Which city is the capital of England?</p><p>You'll answer:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Лондон</em></span>.</strong></span></p><p>Continue, using the cities and countries given in Exercise 7. See how many you might be
  53. able to add on your own.</p></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №9: что это?" epub:type="division" id="d0e7039"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №9: что это?</h3></div></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Что это?</em></span></strong></span>
  54. asks "What is this? What is that?" When answering, you'll begin your answer with
  55. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Это</strong></span></em></span>... This
  56. is/That is...</p><p>Now your instructor will point to various cities on the map and will ask:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Что это?</em></span></strong></span>
  57. What is this? (pointing to Moscow)</p><p>You'll answer by naming the city, using this model:</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><span class="bold"><strong>Это
  58. Москва</strong></span>.</em></span> That is Moscow.</p></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №10: где? Вот." epub:type="division" id="d0e7069"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №10:<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"> где?</em></span>
  59. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот</em></span>.</h3></div></div></div><p>Answer the following questions substituting the appropriate pronoun for the noun.</p><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Instructor</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Москва?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Лондон?</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Чёрное море?</em></span></td></tr><tr><td>Student</td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот она.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот он.</em></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот оно.</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" frame="void" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  60. <td><span class="bold"><strong>A.</strong></span></td>
  61. <td><span class="bold"><strong>В.</strong></span></td>
  62. </tr><tr valign="top">
  63. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Лондон?</em></span></td>
  64. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Прага?</em></span></td>
  65. </tr><tr valign="top">
  66. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Париж?</em></span></td>
  67. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Тирана?</em></span></td>
  68. </tr><tr valign="top">
  69. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где
  70. Санкт-Петербург?</em></span></td>
  71. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Москва?</em></span></td>
  72. </tr><tr valign="top">
  73. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Берлин?</em></span></td>
  74. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где София?</em></span></td>
  75. </tr><tr valign="top">
  76. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Мадрид?</em></span></td>
  77. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Варшава?</em></span></td>
  78. </tr><tr valign="top">
  79. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Рим?</em></span></td>
  80. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Вена?</em></span></td>
  81. </tr><tr valign="top">
  82. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где
  83. Вашингтон?</em></span></td>
  84. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где
  85. Братислава?</em></span></td>
  86. </tr><tr valign="top">
  87. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где город
  88. Токио?</em></span></td>
  89. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Ялта?</em></span></td>
  90. </tr><tr valign="top">
  91. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где город
  92. Осло?</em></span></td>
  93. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Гаага?</em></span></td>
  94. </tr><tr valign="top">
  95. <td><span class="bold"><strong>С.</strong></span></td>
  96. <td><span class="bold"><strong>D.</strong></span></td>
  97. </tr><tr valign="top">
  98. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Россия?</em></span></td>
  99. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Каспийское
  100. море?</em></span></td>
  101. </tr><tr valign="top">
  102. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Канада?</em></span></td>
  103. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Чёрное
  104. море?</em></span></td>
  105. </tr><tr valign="top">
  106. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Япония?</em></span></td>
  107. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где озеро
  108. Байкал?</em></span></td>
  109. </tr><tr valign="top">
  110. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Эфиопия?</em></span></td>
  111. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где Балтийское
  112. море?</em></span></td>
  113. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №11." epub:type="division" id="d0e7263"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №11.</h3></div></div></div><p>Take a look at the following advertisements. Pick out all words which are familiar to
  114. you. Any guesses as to what the ads are all about? Ask your instructor if you need
  115. help.</p><div style="text-align: center; " class="mediaobject"><table style="border: 0; width: 602px; cellpadding: 0; cellspacing: 0;"><tr><td style="text-align: center; "><img style="text-align: middle; " src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-5.png" width="602"/></td></tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №12." epub:type="division" id="d0e7274"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №12.</h3></div></div></div><p/><p>Your instructor wants you to show where various places are on the map. He/she will ask
  116. you:</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите</em></span>...</p><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Волгу.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Сибирь.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Тихий океан.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Финский залив.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Каспийское море.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Северный Ледовитый
  117. океан.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите Чёрное море.</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №13." epub:type="division" id="d0e7315"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №13.</h3></div></div></div><p>Read through this list of Russian cities and sort them according to the regions</p><p>in the table below. Use the map, or ask your instructor for help.</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Иркутск</em></span>, Владивосток, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Хабаровск</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Пермь</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Самара</em></span>,
  118. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Челябинск</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Новгород</em></span>,
  119. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Екатеринбург</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Петропавловск</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Оренбург</em></span>,
  120. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тверь</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Красноярск</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кострома</em></span>,
  121. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Новосибирск</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Владимир</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Саратов</em></span>,
  122. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ярославль</em></span>.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" frame="box" width="100%"><col width="30%"/><col width="70%"/><tr valign="top">
  123. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Сибирь</em></span></td>
  124. <td/>
  125. </tr><tr valign="top">
  126. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Дальний
  127. Восток</em></span></td>
  128. <td/>
  129. </tr><tr valign="top">
  130. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Поволжье</em></span></td>
  131. <td/>
  132. </tr><tr valign="top">
  133. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Урал</em></span></td>
  134. <td/>
  135. </tr><tr valign="top">
  136. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Центральный
  137. район</em></span></td>
  138. <td/>
  139. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Климат России. Погода." epub:type="division" id="d0e7419"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Климат России. Погода.</em></span></h3></div></div></div><p/><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Россия большая страна.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Russia is a large country.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Климат России разнообразный:на Крайнем Севере -
  140. арктический.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">The climate of Russia is varied:in the Far North - arctic.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">На юге, в Сочи
  141. -субтропический.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">In the south, in Sochi - subtropical.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В европейской части Россиии в Сибири климат
  142. умеренный, континентальный.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">In the European part of Russia and in Siberia the climate is moderate,
  143. continental.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">На западе - мягкий,на востоке и северо-востоке
  144. -очень холодный и суровый.</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">In the west it is mild and in the east and northeast - very cold and
  145. severe.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">На Дальнем Востоке климат
  146. морской.</em></span></td><td>In the Far East the climate is maritime.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №14." epub:type="division" id="d0e7464"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №14.</h3></div></div></div><p>Examine the weather forecasts below and:</p><div class="itemizedlist" epub:type="list"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>a. read the names of the cities and the legend (explanation of symbols).</p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p>b. tell where it is sunny <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">солнечно</em></span></strong></span>, overcast <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">облачно</em></span></strong></span>, raining <span class="bold"><strong>
  147. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">дождь</em></span></strong></span> or snowing <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">снег</em></span></strong></span>.</p></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center; " class="mediaobject"><img style="text-align: middle; " src="Images/FsiRussianFast-Lessons2-5-6.png"/></div></section><section class="section" title="Россия и Ближнее Зарубежье. Russia and the Newly Independent States of Eurasia" epub:type="division" id="d0e7499"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Россия и Ближнее Зарубежье.</em></span> Russia and the
  148. Newly Independent States of Eurasia</h3></div></div></div><div class="informaltable"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col class="c1"/><col class="c2"/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Россия</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва - столица России.</em></span>
  149. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В России живут русские.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Украина</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Киев - столица Украины.</em></span>
  150. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Украине живут украинцы.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Латвия</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Рига - столица Латвии. </em></span>
  151. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Латвии живут латыши</em></span>.</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Литва</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вильнюс - столица Литвы.</em></span>
  152. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Литве живут литовцы.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Эстония</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таллин - столица Эстонии.</em></span>
  153. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Эстонии живут эстонцы.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Молдавия</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кишинёв - столица Молдавии.</em></span>
  154. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Молдавии живут молдаване.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Белоруссия</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Минск - столица Белоруссии.</em></span>
  155. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"> В Белоруссии живут белорусы.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Грузия</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тбилиси - столица Грузии.</em></span>
  156. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Грузии живут грузины.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Армения</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ереван - столица Армении.</em></span>
  157. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Армении живут армяне.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Азербайджан</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Баку - столица Азербайджана.</em></span>
  158. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Азербайджане живут
  159. азербайджанцы.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Узбекистан</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ташкент - столица Узбекистана.</em></span>
  160. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Узбекистане живут узбеки.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Казахстан</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алма-Ата - столица Казахстана. В Казахстане живут
  161. казахи.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Туркмения</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ашхабад - столица Туркмении.</em></span>
  162. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Туркмении живут туркмены.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таджикистан</em></span></strong></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Душанбе - столица Таджикистана.</em></span>
  163. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Таджикистане живут таджики.</em></span></td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Киргизия</em></span></strong></span></td><td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Бишкек - столица Киргизии.</em></span>
  164. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Киргизии живут киргизы.</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №15." epub:type="division" id="d0e7673"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №15.</h3></div></div></div><p>Fill in the blanks, orally.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1.06*"/><col width="1.0*"/><tr valign="top">
  165. <td>1. ____________________</td>
  166. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  167. Белоруссии.</em></span></td>
  168. </tr><tr valign="top">
  169. <td>2. ____________________</td>
  170. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  171. Грузии.</em></span></td>
  172. </tr><tr valign="top">
  173. <td>3. ____________________</td>
  174. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  175. Киргизии.</em></span></td>
  176. </tr><tr valign="top">
  177. <td>4. ____________________</td>
  178. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  179. Туркмении.</em></span></td>
  180. </tr><tr valign="top">
  181. <td>5. ____________________</td>
  182. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  183. Литвы.</em></span></td>
  184. </tr><tr valign="top">
  185. <td>6. ____________________</td>
  186. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  187. Украины.</em></span></td>
  188. </tr><tr valign="top">
  189. <td>7. ____________________</td>
  190. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица
  191. Узбекистана.</em></span></td>
  192. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №16." epub:type="division" id="d0e7746"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №16.</h3></div></div></div><p>Fill in the blanks, orally.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tbody><tr valign="top">
  193. <td>1. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Армении
  194. живут</em></span></td>
  195. <td>____________________</td>
  196. </tr></tbody><tbody><tr valign="top">
  197. <td align="left">2. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Азербайджане
  198. живут</em></span></td>
  199. <td>____________________</td>
  200. </tr><tr valign="top">
  201. <td>3. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Молдавии
  202. живут</em></span></td>
  203. <td>____________________</td>
  204. </tr></tbody><tbody><tr valign="top">
  205. <td>4. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Эстонии
  206. живут</em></span></td>
  207. <td>____________________</td>
  208. </tr></tbody><tbody><tr valign="top">
  209. <td>5. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Таджикистане
  210. живут</em></span></td>
  211. <td>____________________</td>
  212. </tr><tr valign="top">
  213. <td>6. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Казахстане
  214. живут</em></span></td>
  215. <td>____________________</td>
  216. </tr></tbody><tbody><tr align="left" valign="top">
  217. <td>7. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Латвии
  218. живут</em></span></td>
  219. <td>____________________</td>
  220. </tr></tbody></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №17." epub:type="division" id="d0e7831"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №17.</h3></div></div></div><p>Answer the following questions according the models:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="4cm"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  221. <td align="left">Instructor:</td>
  222. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таджики живут в
  223. Таджикистане?</em></span></td>
  224. </tr><tr valign="top">
  225. <td>Student:</td>
  226. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Да, они живут в
  227. Таджикистане.</em></span></td>
  228. </tr><tr valign="top">
  229. <td align="left">Instructor:</td>
  230. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Эстонцы живут в
  231. Латвии?</em></span></td>
  232. </tr><tr valign="top">
  233. <td>Student:</td>
  234. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Нет, они живут в
  235. Эстонии.</em></span></td>
  236. </tr></table></div><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1.0cm"/><col width="1.0*"/><col width="1.02*"/><tr valign="top">
  237. <td align="right">1.</td>
  238. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Русские живут в
  239. России?</em></span></td>
  240. <td>____________________</td>
  241. </tr><tr valign="top">
  242. <td align="right">2.</td>
  243. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Грузины живут в
  244. Грузии?</em></span></td>
  245. <td>____________________</td>
  246. </tr><tr valign="top">
  247. <td align="right">3.</td>
  248. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Казахи живут в
  249. Казахстане?</em></span></td>
  250. <td>____________________</td>
  251. </tr><tr valign="top">
  252. <td align="right">4.</td>
  253. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Молдаване живут в
  254. Белоруссии?</em></span></td>
  255. <td>____________________</td>
  256. </tr><tr valign="top">
  257. <td align="right">5.</td>
  258. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Узбеки живут в
  259. Латвии?</em></span></td>
  260. <td>____________________</td>
  261. </tr><tr valign="top">
  262. <td align="right">6.</td>
  263. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Туркмены живут в
  264. Киргизии?</em></span></td>
  265. <td>____________________</td>
  266. </tr><tr valign="top">
  267. <td align="right">7.</td>
  268. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Азербайджанцы живут в
  269. Литве?</em></span></td>
  270. <td>____________________</td>
  271. </tr></table></div><p>Of course, as you well know, the Newly Independent States are home to many
  272. nationalities. The above exercise, and the ones following, in no way suggest that these new
  273. countries have entirely homogeneous populations.</p></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №18." epub:type="division" id="d0e7968"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №18.</h3></div></div></div><p>Using the map, indicate the home countries of the given nationalities.</p><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут украинцы.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут узбеки.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут армяне.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут русские.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут белорусы.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите где живут литовцы.</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №19." epub:type="division" id="d0e8000"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №19.</h3></div></div></div><p>Using the map, indicate the capitals of the following countries:</p><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу Казахстана.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу Молдавии.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу Туркмении.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу Украины.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу России.</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите столицу Армении.</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №20." epub:type="division" id="d0e8032"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №20.</h3></div></div></div><p/><p>Listen to the following statements your instructor will read aloud. Indicate whether
  274. they are true (<span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">правильно</em></span></strong></span>) or false (<span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">неправильно</em></span></strong></span>):</p><div class="orderedlist" epub:type="list"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Киргизии живут киргизы?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таджики живут в Таджикистане?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Узбекистане живут узбеки?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Русские живут в Азербайджане?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Эстонии живут казахи?</em></span></p></li><li class="listitem" epub:type="list-item"><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Латыши живут в Латвии?</em></span></p></li></ol></div></section><section class="section" title="Упражнение №21." epub:type="division" id="d0e8074"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Упражнение</em></span> №21.</h3></div></div></div><p>Match the countries with their capitals.</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  275. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Эстония</em></span></td>
  276. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ереван</em></span></td>
  277. </tr><tr valign="top">
  278. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таджикистан</em></span></td>
  279. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Рига</em></span></td>
  280. </tr><tr valign="top">
  281. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Россия</em></span></td>
  282. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Минск</em></span></td>
  283. </tr><tr valign="top">
  284. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Казахстан</em></span></td>
  285. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Тбилиси</em></span></td>
  286. </tr><tr valign="top">
  287. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Литва</em></span></td>
  288. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Бишкек</em></span></td>
  289. </tr><tr valign="top">
  290. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Грузия</em></span></td>
  291. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Киев</em></span></td>
  292. </tr><tr valign="top">
  293. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Туркмения</em></span></td>
  294. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вильнюс</em></span></td>
  295. </tr><tr valign="top">
  296. <td>Молдавия</td>
  297. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Москва</em></span></td>
  298. </tr><tr valign="top">
  299. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Латвия</em></span></td>
  300. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Душанбе</em></span></td>
  301. </tr><tr valign="top">
  302. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Узбекистан</em></span></td>
  303. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ашхабад</em></span></td>
  304. </tr><tr valign="top">
  305. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Армения</em></span></td>
  306. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кишинёв</em></span></td>
  307. </tr><tr valign="top">
  308. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Украина</em></span></td>
  309. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Таллин</em></span></td>
  310. </tr><tr valign="top">
  311. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Азербайджан</em></span></td>
  312. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Баку</em></span></td>
  313. </tr><tr valign="top">
  314. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Белоруссия</em></span></td>
  315. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Алма-ата</em></span></td>
  316. </tr><tr valign="top">
  317. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Киргизия</em></span></td>
  318. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ташкент</em></span></td>
  319. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="In case you were wondering" epub:type="division" id="d0e8234"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">In case you were wondering</h3></div></div></div><section class="section" title="A. Cases" epub:type="division" id="d0e8237"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">A. Cases</h4></div></div></div><p/><p>Russian is an <span class="italic">inflected </span>language which simply means
  320. that nouns (and their modifiers) will change their shape to indicate a change of function
  321. within the sentence. A noun may function as a <span class="bold"><strong>subject</strong></span>, an
  322. <span class="bold"><strong>indirect object</strong></span> or <span class="bold"><strong>direct
  323. object</strong></span> or the <span class="bold"><strong>object of a preposition</strong></span>. In
  324. each instance it will change its ending to inform you of its particular role.</p><p>Each of these functions is indicated by a set of endings (1 each for each of the
  325. genders and 1 for plural), which are grouped into CASES:</p><div class="informaltable"><table width="100%"><col width="40%"/><col width="60%"/><tr valign="top">
  326. <td>1. Nominative</td>
  327. <td>names the subject (who? what?)</td>
  328. </tr><tr valign="top">
  329. <td>2. Genitive</td>
  330. <td>shows possession (whose?)</td>
  331. </tr><tr valign="top">
  332. <td>3. Dative</td>
  333. <td>indicates the indirect object, recipient of the action (to
  334. whom? to what?)</td>
  335. </tr><tr valign="top">
  336. <td>4. Accusative</td>
  337. <td>indicates the direct object (whom? what?)</td>
  338. </tr><tr valign="top">
  339. <td>5. Instrumental</td>
  340. <td>indicates instrument or means; or accompaniment (how? with
  341. what? with whom?)</td>
  342. </tr><tr valign="top">
  343. <td>6. Locative/Prepositional</td>
  344. <td>shows location (where?); indicates the object of the
  345. preposition (about whom? about what?)</td>
  346. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="B. Gender of Russian nouns" epub:type="division" id="d0e8311"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">B. Gender of Russian nouns</h4></div></div></div><p>All Russian nouns belong to one of three <span class="italic">grammatical
  347. </span><span class="bold"><strong>genders: </strong></span><span class="bold"><strong>masculine,
  348. neuter </strong></span>or <span class="bold"><strong>feminine. </strong></span>Do not confuse <span class="bold"><strong>gender </strong></span>with <span class="bold"><strong>sex; </strong></span>the word for
  349. table in Russian is a <span class="bold"><strong>masculine gender </strong></span>noun, but there's
  350. nothing <span class="italic">male </span>about the object; book in Russian is a
  351. <span class="bold"><strong>feminine gender </strong></span>noun, but there's nothing inherently
  352. <span class="italic">female </span>about it. However, nouns referring to male
  353. beings will (usually) be masculine gender; those referring to female beings will be
  354. feminine gender.</p><p>In most cases, the gender of the noun can be determined by its ending. The table below
  355. illustrates this:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr align="center" valign="top">
  356. <td><span class="bold"><strong>MASCULINE</strong></span></td>
  357. <td><span class="bold"><strong>NEUTER</strong></span></td>
  358. <td><span class="bold"><strong>FEMININE</strong></span></td>
  359. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  360. <td>end in a consonant or<span class="bold"><strong>-b</strong></span></td>
  361. <td>end in -<span class="bold"><strong>о</strong></span> or -<span class="bold"><strong>е</strong></span></td>
  362. <td>end in -<span class="bold"><strong>а</strong></span>, -<span class="bold"><strong>я</strong></span> or -<span class="bold"><strong>ь</strong></span></td>
  363. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  364. <td><p>
  365. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">паспорт</em></span>
  366. </p>
  367. <p>
  368. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">автомобиль</em></span>
  369. </p>
  370. <p>
  371. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">портфель</em></span>
  372. </p></td>
  373. <td><p>
  374. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">озеро</em></span>
  375. </p>
  376. <p>
  377. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">море</em></span>
  378. </p>
  379. <p>
  380. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">пальто</em></span>
  381. </p></td>
  382. <td><p>
  383. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">виза</em></span>
  384. </p>
  385. <p>
  386. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">фамилия</em></span>
  387. </p>
  388. <p>
  389. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Сибирь</em></span>
  390. </p></td>
  391. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  392. <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он</em></span></strong></span></td>
  393. <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно</em></span></strong></span></td>
  394. <td><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она</em></span></strong></span></td>
  395. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="C. Adjectives." epub:type="division" id="d0e8466"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">C. Adjectives.</h4></div></div></div><p>Adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number and case. This means
  396. that when a singular feminine noun is in the nominative case (the subject of the
  397. sentence), the adjective that describes that noun must be nominative, singular, feminine.
  398. Since the noun and adjective do not necessarily stand together in the sentence, agreement
  399. is especially important. Agreement in the nominative may look like this:</p><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  400. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">OН</em></span></strong></span></td>
  401. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНО</em></span></strong></span></td>
  402. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНА</em></span></strong></span></td>
  403. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  404. <td><p>
  405. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новый дом</em></span>
  406. </p>
  407. <p>
  408. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">хороший студент</em></span>
  409. </p></td>
  410. <td align="left"><p>
  411. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новое здание </em></span>
  412. </p>
  413. <p>
  414. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">хорошее вино</em></span>
  415. </p></td>
  416. <td><p>
  417. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новая квартира </em></span>
  418. </p>
  419. <p>
  420. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">хорошая студентка</em></span>
  421. </p></td>
  422. </tr></table></div><div class="informaltable"><table border="1" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  423. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ</em></span></strong></span></td>
  424. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ</em></span></strong></span></td>
  425. <td align="center"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ</em></span></strong></span></td>
  426. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  427. <td><p>
  428. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новые дома</em></span>
  429. </p>
  430. <p>
  431. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">а хорошие студенты</em></span>
  432. </p></td>
  433. <td><p>
  434. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новые здания</em></span>
  435. </p>
  436. <p>
  437. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"> хорошие вина</em></span>
  438. </p></td>
  439. <td><p>
  440. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">новые квартиры</em></span>
  441. </p>
  442. <p>
  443. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"> хорошие студентки</em></span>
  444. </p></td>
  445. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="D. Personal pronouns." epub:type="division" id="d0e8595"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">D. Personal pronouns.</h4></div></div></div><p/><p>Russian uses pronouns in much the same way English does; they take the place of, or
  446. refer back to nouns. The table below shows the correspondence between Russian and English
  447. pronouns:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="3cm"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  448. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я</em></span></td>
  449. <td align="left">I</td>
  450. </tr><tr valign="top">
  451. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты</em></span></td>
  452. <td align="left">you (sing, and informal)</td>
  453. </tr><tr valign="top">
  454. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно</em></span></td>
  455. <td align="left">he/she/it</td>
  456. </tr><tr valign="top">
  457. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы</em></span></td>
  458. <td align="left">we</td>
  459. </tr><tr valign="top">
  460. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы</em></span></td>
  461. <td align="left">you (pi. and formal)</td>
  462. </tr><tr valign="top">
  463. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они</em></span></td>
  464. <td align="left">they</td>
  465. </tr></table></div></div><p>As you can see by this table, Russian has two pronouns for the second person you.
  466. <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Ты</em></span></strong></span> is
  467. informal and singular; <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы</em></span></strong></span> is formal and/or plural. (See the comments on <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты</em></span></strong></span> and<span class="bold"><strong>
  468. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы</em></span></strong></span> in Lesson 3).</p><p>As in English, Russian pronouns change form as their function changes in the sentence.
  469. Take a look at the following sentences:</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>I know you.</strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong>You know me. </strong></span></p><p>I changes to me when it switches from the role of subject to the role of
  470. object.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я знаю
  471. вас.</em></span></strong></span></p><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вы знаете
  472. меня.</em></span></strong></span></p></section><section class="section" title="E. вот" epub:type="division" id="d0e8702"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">E. вот</h4></div></div></div><p><span class="bold"><strong>Вот </strong></span>is used in Russian in the sense of "Here is..."
  473. when pointing to something or someone. For example:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  474. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Где
  475. багаж?</em></span></td>
  476. <td>Where's the luggage?</td>
  477. </tr><tr valign="top">
  478. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Вот он.</em></span></td>
  479. <td>Неге it is.</td>
  480. </tr><tr valign="top">
  481. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Где
  482. Линда?</em></span></td>
  483. <td>Where's Linda?</td>
  484. </tr><tr valign="top">
  485. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">-Вот
  486. она.</em></span></td>
  487. <td>Here she is.</td>
  488. </tr></table></div></div></section><section class="section" title="F. Why do verbs have different forms?" epub:type="division" id="d0e8749"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">F. Why do verbs have different forms?</h4></div></div></div><p/><p>The verb<span class="bold"><strong>
  489. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">жить</em></span></strong></span> [to live] appears in two
  490. forms in this lesson: <span class="bold"><strong>(<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она</em></span>)
  491. </strong></span><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">живёт</em></span>
  492. </strong></span>and <span class="bold"><strong>(<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он</em></span>и)
  493. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">живут</em></span>. </strong></span>Verbs in Russian, as in
  494. English, agree with their subjects in terms of person (I, you, he/she, we, they) and
  495. number (He <span class="italic">lives, </span>vs They <span class="italic">live.). </span>The two forms indicated here are for a singular subject and a plural
  496. subject, respectively.</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  497. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Он живёт в
  498. Москве.</em></span></td>
  499. <td>Не lives in Moscow.</td>
  500. </tr><tr valign="top">
  501. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она живёт в
  502. Киеве.</em></span></td>
  503. <td>She lives in Kiev.</td>
  504. </tr><tr valign="top">
  505. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Они живут в
  506. Америке.</em></span></td>
  507. <td>They live in America.</td>
  508. </tr><tr valign="top">
  509. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто живёт в
  510. Украине?</em></span></td>
  511. <td>Who lives in Ukraine?</td>
  512. </tr><tr valign="top">
  513. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В Украине живут
  514. украинцы.</em></span></td>
  515. <td>Ukrainians live in Ukraine.</td>
  516. </tr></table></div></div></section><section class="section" title="G. The verb жить (present tense)" epub:type="division" id="d0e8838"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">G. The verb жить (present tense)</h4></div></div></div><p>Here is the verb <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">жить</em></span>
  517. </strong></span>in all forms of the present tense:</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="4cm"/><col width="4cm"/><tr align="center">
  518. <td align="center" colspan="2" valign="top"><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">жить</em></span> / to live</strong></span></td>
  519. </tr><tr valign="top">
  520. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я живу</em></span></td>
  521. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">мы живём</em></span></td>
  522. </tr><tr valign="top">
  523. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ты
  524. живёшь</em></span></td>
  525. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы
  526. живёте</em></span></td>
  527. </tr><tr valign="top">
  528. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он живёт</em></span></td>
  529. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они
  530. живут</em></span></td>
  531. </tr></table></div></div></section><section class="section" title="Н. The question word какой" epub:type="division" id="d0e8890"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">Н. The question word <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какой</em></span></h4></div></div></div><p/><p><span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Какой</em></span>,
  532. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какое</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какая</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какие</em></span>
  533. </strong></span>is a question word which asks: «Which?» or «What kind of? ...» It is an
  534. adjective and will agree in gender, number and case with the word it modifies. The first
  535. three forms shown here are the masculine, neuter and feminine forms, respectively. The
  536. fourth is the plural. Compare these forms to those of the adjectives in the table on page
  537. 29.</p><div class="informaltable"><table width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr align="center" valign="top">
  538. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">OH</em></span></td>
  539. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">OHO</em></span></td>
  540. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНА</em></span></td>
  541. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">ОНИ</em></span></td>
  542. </tr><tr align="center" valign="top">
  543. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какой</em></span></td>
  544. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какое</em></span></td>
  545. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какая</em></span></td>
  546. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какие</em></span></td>
  547. </tr></table></div></section><section class="section" title="Nominative Case" epub:type="division" id="d0e8952"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title">Nominative Case</h4></div></div></div><p>The nominative case is used to indicate the subject of a sentence. It is also used for
  548. other nouns in the sentence which give more information about the subject. As it is the
  549. dictionary form for nouns and adjectives, you should memorize nouns and adjectives in
  550. their nominative case forms.</p><div class="informalexample"><div class="informaltable"><table border="0" width="100%"><col width="1*"/><col width="1*"/><tr valign="top">
  551. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Я иду в
  552. театр.</em></span></td>
  553. <td>I am going to the theater.</td>
  554. </tr><tr valign="top">
  555. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Книга на
  556. столе.</em></span></td>
  557. <td>The book is on the table.</td>
  558. </tr><tr valign="top">
  559. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Вот дом.</em></span></td>
  560. <td>There is the house.</td>
  561. </tr><tr valign="top">
  562. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Это моя
  563. ручка.</em></span></td>
  564. <td>This is my pen.</td>
  565. </tr><tr valign="top">
  566. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Мой брат -
  567. инженер.</em></span></td>
  568. <td>My brother is an engineer.</td>
  569. </tr><tr align="left">
  570. <td><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">В институте работают американские
  571. физики.</em></span></td>
  572. <td>American physicists work in the institute.</td>
  573. </tr></table></div></div><p>Because Russian has cases, word order in a sentence is less important than it is in
  574. English. The subject [that noun plus its modifiers in the nominative case] can come at the
  575. beginning, in the middle or at the end of the sentence. Knowing the nominative case
  576. endings for nouns and adjectives will help you find the subject of the sentence more
  577. quickly.</p><p>Adjectives are linked to their nouns by their endings. The adjective may stand in
  578. front of, after, or at a distance from the noun it modifies. You can always find the
  579. adjective which modifies a noun by looking for the one whose ending matches in gender,
  580. number, and case that of the noun.</p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Это Бел<span class="bold"><strong>ый</strong></span>
  581. дом.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Она учительниц<span class="bold"><strong>а</strong></span>
  582. хорош<span class="bold"><strong>ая</strong></span>, опытн<span class="bold"><strong>ая</strong></span>.</em></span></p><p><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Русск<span class="bold"><strong>ий</strong></span> язык очень
  583. интересн<span class="bold"><strong>ый</strong></span>, но трудн<span class="bold"><strong>ый</strong></span>.</em></span></p></section></section><section class="section" title="Useful words and expressions" epub:type="division" id="d0e9049"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title">Useful words and expressions</h3></div></div></div><p/><div class="table" id="d0e9053"><div class="table-title">Table 2.1. Useful words and expressions</div><div class="table-contents"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; border-left: 1px solid ; border-right: 1px solid ; "><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">в</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">in, inside</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">восток; на востоке</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">east; in the east</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вот</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">here</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Где?</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Where?</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">город</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">city, town</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Добро пожаловать!</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Welcome</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><p>
  584. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">жить</em></span>
  585. </p>
  586. <p>(<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">я живу</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">вы живёте</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они
  587. живут</em></span>)</p></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">to live</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">запад</em></span>; <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на западе</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">west; in the west</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какой</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какое</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какая</em></span>/<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">какие</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">what kind of; which; which one(s)</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто?</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">who</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Кто это?</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Who is that?</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">on; at; in</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">он</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">она</em></span>, <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">оно</em></span>,
  588. <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">они</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">he; she; it; they</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Покажите</em></span>...</td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">Show...</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">погода</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">weather</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">север</em></span>; <span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">на севере</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">north; in the north</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">столица</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">capital</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">что</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">what</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">Что это?</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">What is that/this</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; border-bottom: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">это</em></span></td><td style="border-bottom: 1px solid ; ">this/that</td></tr><tr><td style="border-right: 1px solid ; "><span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">юг</em></span>;<span xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="ru" class="foreignphrase">
  589. на юге</em></span></td><td>south; in the south</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></section></section><footer/></body></html>